Alabama Draws 1-1 With Auburn. The University of Alabama soccer (3-0-3) remained unbeaten this spring and played the defending SEC Western Division Champion Auburn Tigers to a 1-1 tie Saturday night at the “Kick a Goal for CCF Classic” in Huntsville, Ala. Libby Probst scored the Tide’s goal on an assist from Suzanne Baker. Alabama […]
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Maryland Wins National Championship
Maryland Wins National Championship. CARY, N.C. — Finally, the Maryland men’s program and coach Sasho Cirovski grabbed the biggest prize. Cirovski entered a post-game press conference on Dec. 11 carrying the championship trophy awarded to the winner of the 2005 NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament. After falling short in the three previous national semifinals, the […]
Using All That Oxygen
Using All That Oxygen. Last month, I introduced the topic of oxygen delivery. This month, I’ll talk about how this oxygen is used once it gets to the muscle. How We Use Oxygen Once oxygen is delivered to the muscles, the muscles need to make use of the delivered oxygen. Oxygen moves from one place […]
Where Do We Get All That Energy
Where Do We Get All That Energy. Most coaches don’t understand or chose not to understand where energy come for physical labor. And that is science, specifically biochemistry. Exercise physiology is essentially two concepts: the DELIVERY of oxygen to the working muscles and the USE the delivered oxygen (I’ve just summarized eight years of college). […]
Maryland Goes For Title Against Lobos
Maryland Goes For Title Against Lobos. It will be Maryland and New Mexico in the championship game of the 2005 Division I College Cup at SAS Stadium in Cary, NC, on Sunday. Junior defender Andrew Boyens’ goal midway through the first half proved to be the winner as #1 New Mexico downed Clemson 2-1 in […]
Kickers Drop National Title On PKs
Kickers Drop National Title On PKs. Seattle Sounders captured the United Soccer Leagues First Division championship, defeating the Richmond Kickers 4-3 in a tense seven-round penalty-kicks tiebreaker after playing a 1-1 draw with the Richmond Kickers in the title match before 8,011 at Qwest Field tonight. The Sounders, who rallied from a 1-0 deficit, joined […]
Oak Mountain Completed Unbeaten Season #1
Oak Mountain Completed Unbeaten Season #1. Oak Mountain, ranked #1 nationally among boys spring high school teams, saved their best for the Alabama 6A championship game at the John Hunt Soccer Complex in Huntsville. Six different players scored for the Eagles in a 6-0 win over Prattville for the school’s first boys state soccer title. […]
New FSU Coach Successful At Each Stop
New FSU Coach Successful At Each Stop. Mark Krikorian has had a commitment to excellence everywhere he has coached. He led Franklin Pierce to two Division II national championships. He helped the University of Hartford earn four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including a trip to the Elite Eight. He was named the Women’s United Soccer […]
Injury Prevention
Injury Prevention. Regular readers of this column know that probably the best way to prevent injuries is simply to improve the level of fitness of the team. I’ve written about reasons why and how to improve endurance, speed, flexibility, proper methods of warm-up and strength training. I discussed ankle and head injuries, head and muscle […]
North Texas, N.C. Pace Region III Youth Titles
North Texas, N.C. Pace Region III Youth Titles. The US Youth Soccer Southern Regional Championships has concluded, crowning 12 teams that will represent Region III at the US Youth Soccer National Championships, July 26-31, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, FL. The top team from each region will meet to determine the […]